Virginia sees 17 percent increase in overseas visitation
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia welcomed 413,000 overseas visitors in 2014*, a 17% increase over 2013.
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ACLU of Virginia applauds ruling abolishing life without parole for most juvenile offenders
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The ACLU of Virginia welcomed this week’s federal court ruling that Virginia may not sentence juveniles convicted of offenses other than homicide to life without parole, and called on Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring to accept the court’s ruling rather than appeal it.
Wesley G. Marshall named chairman of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission
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Commissioner Wesley G. Marshall has been elected to a three-year term as Chairman of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC), effective July 1.
Virginia finishes sixth in final Directors’ Cup standings
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A school-best three NCAA championships in one season propelled Virginia to a sixth-place finish in the final 2014-15 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup competition for Division I schools, announced Thursday (June 25) by the National Association of Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Virginia Tech taps Richmond baseball broadcaster to be new Voice of the Hokies
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, announced today that the “Voice of the Squirrels” Jon Laaser has been named the new lead broadcaster for Virginia Tech football and men’s basketball.
Lynchburg drops first-half finale to Myrtle Beach
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Lynchburg scored the first run of the game, but Myrtle Beach plated the final four and claimed a 4-1 victory over the Hillcats to close out the first half of the season Sunday evening at TicketReturn.com Field.
Lynchburg Hillcats split two at Myrtle Beach
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Lynchburg claimed the opening game of a doubleheader, 2-0, but fell in extra innings in the nightcap, 5-4 in eight frames. Joe Sever produced a game-tying hit with two outs in the seventh inning of game two, but Myrtle Beach prevailed to prevent a Hillcats sweep Saturday at TicketReturn.com Field.
Lynchburg Hillcats drop series opener in Myrtle Beach
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Lynchburg had the tying run on base two different occasions in trying to complete a six-run comeback but came up short in a 7-4 defeat at TicketReturn.com Field at Myrtle Beach Friday night.
Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival moving to Richmond in 2016
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Big changes are afoot for the 2016 Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival, which will move to Richmond for its 2016 event, after a 15-year run in Waynesboro.
GRASP awards college scholarships to 124 Virginia high school students
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GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. (GRASP), a non-profit, education organization, headquartered in Glen Allen, recently awarded 124 Last Dollar scholarships totaling $125,000 to Virginia high school students graduating in 2015.
